Chaplain Ed Underwood to receive Sampson Minnesota HBPA Lifetime Achievement Award
In 2019, the inaugural Minnesota HBPA Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Curt and Randy Sampson. Shortly thereafter, the MNHBPA board, realizing the obvious — that the Sampson name defines lifetime achievement in Minnesota racing — re-titled the award to the Sampson Minnesota HBPA Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is to honor those who have […]
Canterbury Park First Half in Review
by The Oracle We recently passed the halfway point of the 2022 Canterbury Park live racing season. Here is a look inside-the-numbers- at what has transpired on the race track so far in 2022. The following statistics are for thoroughbred races only. The Odds: Favorites are winning 43% of the thoroughbred races at Canterbury […]
35 Race Days Complete – Live Racing Returns July 27
When last Sunday’s race program was complete, a total of 322 races had been run over the first 35 days of the meet. Thirty days remain when racing resumes Wednesday, July 27. The short break allows for the three-day Twin Cities Summer Jam music festival to be held in the racetrack infield tonight through Saturday. […]
Leg Up Night
Canterbury Park will host Leg Up Night on Saturday, July 30 along with live racing. Founded in 2014, the Leg Up Fund provides financial support to jockeys who sustained on-track injuries while racing. The night will include a scooter raffle, silent auction, jockey autograph table, dunk tank and bouncy ball contest. You can sponser a […]
Musical Horses
By Noah Joseph During the summer months, Canterbury Park is known for its fun and exciting horse racing. But this week, racing takes a backseat for something else. There will be no racing at Canterbury until July 27 due to the three-day Twin Cities Summer Jam concert festival held in the racetrack infield. This event […]
Robert Cline – Trainer and Owner
Paul Allen sits down with racehorse trainer and owner Robert Cline to discuss life at Canterbury Park, Cline’s experience as a trainer and his life at the racetrack. Life at Canterbury: Cline’s experience as a trainer: Life at the racetrack:
Doctor Oscar Wins Victor S. Myers in Stakes Record Time
10-race card handles $3,299,658, fourth most in track history Doctor Oscar held off a late charge by favorite Love the Nest to win the $60,000 Victor S. Myers Stakes by a length in stakes record time of 1:08.60 for six furlongs. Chad Lindsay rode the winner for Pete Mattson of Prior Lake, Minn. who owns […]
Coming in Hot Racing – Owners
Learn more about Canterbury Park racehorse owners Dean Peterson, Steve Poser and Todd Wandschneider and their group, Coming in Hot Racing!
Reigning World Champion Danjer Sets Track Record in Canterbury Championship Challenge Win
Lynnder 16 sets track record in Distaff Challenge In a night when three quarter horse track records were broken, the performance by reigning AQHA World Champion Danjer in the $52,360 Grade 3 Bank of America Canterbury Park Championship Challenge may have been most impressive. The 6-year-old, trained and bred by Dean Frey, broke quickly from […]
Hot Horses
By Noah Joseph We’re approaching the halfway point of the racing season, and as the competition heats up, fans will definitely agree that over the past couple of weeks, there have been several hot days at Canterbury Park. While it’s been hot here at the track, there have been some horses in track history […]